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Lavender Drawer Sachets
A great idea for a Mother's Day gift or birthday for the women in your life! Easy homemade project for beginner sewers like me. Lavender is a natural stress reliever, relaxant, and moth repellent. It's great for freshening your drawers, car, closets, bathroom, etc.

Posted by dgibian from Springfield, Missouri, United States • Published 12th May 2013 • See dgibian's 17 projects »

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Step 1
Gather your old handkerchiefs (I found all of mine at thrift/antique shops for cheap). I also did some with just plain old fabric scraps and after sewing all four sides used my pinking shears around the edges.
Step 2
Lay material flat and iron out any wrinkles.
Step 3
Fold in half and then in half again to form a square.
Step 4
Sew three sides and about half of the fourth. Leave an opening so you can fill with lavender.
Step 5
Bought this large bag of lavender on the Internet to fill my sachets. I made a lot of sachets and haven't even used all of it yet!
Step 6
Here is the opening I left on the handkerchief in order to fill with the lavender.
Step 7
Take a regular piece of paper and roll it into a cone. You will use this as your funnel for the lavender. Insert into handkerchief and fill. I used a little less than 3/4 of a cup for each. You don't want to over fill because you still need room to sew them shut. Once filled, sew remaining opening.
Step 8
This is how they look finished.
Step 9
Finished.
Step 10
I put them together in sets of two and four but you could do as many as you like. Tie ribbon around both sides and you're done!